Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-30
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The Eastern League Season Opens To Day-The New Havens at a Disad- vantage-Interestfng Base Ball otes Results of Games Yesterday. The Eastern league season opens this af ternoon when Springfield will play at Hart ford, Bridgeport at Waterbury and Danbury at New Haven. The New Ravens will be al disadvantage by the continued absence ot Captain Farrell, and by the fact that Dow, ney and Murphy, the battery, have had little if any practice together. Downey pitches for the first time for the New Ravens to- day, and if he makes creditable showing he will be signed. The club will be con- posed as follows:
 Donnelly, first base; Troy, second base Leary, third base; Burns, short stop; Brill, left field; Mellon, center field; Crowley, right field, and Downey and Murphy as the bat tery.
 James Kelly, of this city, will umpire in Hartford to-day
 LoTett will probably occupy the box for the Bridgeports today. Stalz and Smith will be the Waterbury battery. Waterbury is handicapped by the absence of Short Stop Wier, and Campion will occupy the position. Dowd will play left field. He has just been signed by Manager Fogg, of the Water burys, and has been member of the Hol- yoke team. It would not be a great surprise to see Barnum's much advertised aggregation from Bridgeport, after run of good luck, come to grief in this game A remarkable feature of the game between the Denvers and the Hastings club of the Northwestern league, at Colorado, some days ego, was the fact that Voss, the pitcher of the Hastings club, beat the record for wild delivery, having sent no fewer than thirty two of the Denver team to first on called balls
 James O'Rourke, in 8 letter to friend in this city yesterday, said that the opening game of the National league season between the New Yorks and the Philadelphias was beautiful one and well worth seeing.
 The release of Houek, once the popular short stop of the Athletics of Philadelphia, has been purchased from the Lynn club, and he will play short stop for the Metropolitans. Esterbrook. who has had ill-luck this sea- son, will be laid off.
 Herman, new player discovered by Man ager Mutrie of the New Works, proved him self good ball player in the game on Thurs day. He bats, fields and runs the bases in fine form.
 As O. P. Caylor's Gazette has suspended publication it is rumored that he is to take the management again of the Metropolitans, and that Bob Ferguson, the present manager, will don the umpires cap once again. There isn't better umpire in the country than Ferguson The New York Sun says: "Mr Caylor is gentleman, but he cannot man. age base ball team. It is the general opin- ion that if Ferguson is to retire Holbert should be made manager"
 Joe Gerhardt, who did not play his old po- sition of second base with the New Works Thursday or yesterday, says if he is not good enough for the New York's first nine why doesn't the management release him.
 nf hn La. released to the Danburys. He will play in the field
 A watch and chain valued at $500 will be presented to Mike Kelly, captain of the Bos- ton team, at the opening game at Boston on May 9 with the Philadelphias
 The Indianapolis club, the National leagues "baby," has showed as strong front as any club in the country.
 AS THE COURIER PREDICTED.
 As the COURIER predicted two days after the Yale Boston game, Boston went to Wash ington and yesterday administered @ defeat to the Washington club. Radbourne and Daily were the Boston battery. But six in- nings were played, the score being to 6.
 WITHOUT AN ERROR.
 The New Yorks defeated the Philadelphias yesterday for the second time, to 4. The New York team played most admirable game, making no errors. Welch pitched anu Oeasley caugnG TOT the NeW 4orks. O'Rourke played center field. Ewing played second base. Joe Gerhardt thinks it queer he is not played in this, his old position. Corey and McGuire constituted the battery for the Philadelphias.
 THE 'BABY" AGAIN MAKES A STRONG FIGHT.
 The Detroits again beat the Indianapolis team, but only after hard struggle, the score being 10 to 8. The New Yorks and the Detroits have each won two games and as it is generally predicted that the cham pionship lies between these two teams the number of games won and lost by each will be watched with interest.
 Mccormick Signs With Pittsburg.
 P1TrsBURe, April 29.-James Mccormick, the celebrated base ball pitcher, arrived in this city to day and signed his contract with the Pittsburg base ball club for the season of 1887. There was no game between the Chi cago and Pittsburg clubs to-day on account of rain.
 Ball Games Yesterday.
 New York-New Works 2. Philadelhias 4.
 Washington-Bostons g, Washingtons (six in niugs).
 Indianapolis -Detrots 10, Indianapolis g.
 Baltinore-BaltiunoroS1 4, MetropOltanS 1.